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J. P. LUMMUS. SEED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

No. 314,187. Patented Mar. 17, 1885.

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, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P LUMMUS, OF JACKSON, GEORGIA.

'SEED-PLANTER AND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,187, dated Mlarch17, 1885.

I Application filedJuly 9, i884. (K0 model.)

T0 (1% whom it 77711]! concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. LUMMUS, a citizen of the United States,residing at J ackson, in the county of Butts and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful In1 provements in Seed-Planters andFertilizer- Distributers, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain improvements in seeders andfertilizer-distributers, and is designed to effectually and properlydrop the seed and the fertilizer and then cover the same, the two beingkept in separate receptacles. The device is applicable for plantinglarge or small seed. v

In describing the device, reference will be had to the annexed drawings,in which-- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the device; Fig. 2, asection through one of the partitions ofthehopperthe seed holder; Fig.3, a similar section through the other partiti on-the fertilizer'holder;Fig. 4, a detail view of one of the coverers.

A designates the frame of the device supporting the several parts, andnear the forward end of which is journaled awheel, B, carrying on oneend of its shaft a sprocketwheel, 0. The wheel 13 is preceded by anadjustable opener, D.

To the rear of the wheel a hopper, E, is secured to the frame. Thishopper is provided with a central division extending across it, so as toprovide aseed-holder in front and a fertilizer to the rear, preventingthem mixing.

On one side of each of the divisions of the hopper is an opening, F.Extending centrally through these openings are shafts G, j ournaled atone end in the other side of the said hopper, and at the other end in aframe or bearing, H, secured to the frame A. Projecting beyond thebearing Heach shaft has on it a sprocketwheel, I, similar to the one C.

On the outside of the hopper, and surrounding each of the openings F, isa casing, K, having a central passage for the shaft, and an opening atthe bottom for the escape of the seed.

Within the casing, but outside the hopper, is a cylinder or wheel, L,having its outer end closed, and being provided with radial arms M,which serve to strengthen it and act also as stirrers, the portion ofthe shaft within the hopper being provided also with stirrers N.

- Each of the wheels L is provided with a slotted sleeve, 0, embracingthe shaft, by means of which the said wheel is adjusted nearer to orfarther from the opening F, thereby regulating the flow of material fromthe hopper, the sleeve being held by a set-screw 6o passinginto theshaft through the slot before mentioned.

The flow of the seed from the front division of the hopper is directedunder the center of the machine by means of a spout, P, extendingdownward from a funnel, R, inclosing the lower part of the front casing,K

The rear division of the hopper containing the fertilizer is notprovided with a funnel, but discharges on an inclined piece, S, on theframe A, thus distributing the said fertilizer over more or less space,as is necessary for the proper nourishment of the seed.

The seed and fertilizer having been deposited they are buried by thecovers T, which have at their upper ends a right-angle L-extension. Thecovers are secured to each side of the frame by a pivotal screw or bolt.The L-extension is slotted, so that by means of a setscrew the points ofthe covers may be adj usted at an angle to the plane of the motion ofthe machine, thus covering the seed with more or less earth, accordingas the covers are adj usted farther or nearer one to the other.

For convenience in manipulating the device, handles U are provided, andare secured to the frame preferably by a bolt having a thumbscrew atoneend, as shown. The motive power is communicated from the drivewheel by abelt or chain to the sprocket wheels, thus operating the device.

If desired, pulleys or gear may be used in place of the sprocket-wheels.

Having described the device, what I claim 1. In a seed-planter, thecombination, with a hopper having a side opening, of an out-vwardly-projecting casing open at the bottom and covering said opening, ashaft extending across said hopper, and a revolving cylinder se- :00

l side dischargeopenings, shafts journaled in thehopper and to bearingson the frame and provided with stirrers, adjustable flow-regulators,each consisting of a wheel or cylinder having one end closed andprovided with bracing stirrers, the said wheels being secured to theshaft by a set-screw passing through a slotted sleeve, a funnel andspout under one of the discharge-openings, and an inclined board underthe other, and the coverers each pivoted to the frame and adjustable bymeans 2. In a seed-planter, a flow-adjustment for the seed, consistingof a cylinder having one end closed, a sleeve passing centrally throughsaid cylinder and beyond its closed end where it is longitudinallyslotted, and stirrers extendfor the purpose set forth. ing radially fromthe In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN P. LUMMUS.

sleeve interiorly to the walls of the said cylinder, the entire devicebeing adjustably fixed on the operatingshaft of the planter exterior tothe hopper and coincident with its seed'orifiee, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

3. In a seed-planter, a divided hopper with Vitnessesz J OSHUA O. ZUBER,JAMES F. CARMIOHAEL.

of a right-angle slotted L-extension, as and

